Biography

Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement. The bulk of his work focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness". West draws intellectual contributions from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, pragmatism and transcendentalism.

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View The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005Series
6.9
View Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Series
6.0
View 30 Rock
30 Rock

30 Rock

2006Series
7.5
View Q&A
Q&A

Q&A

2008Series
3.2
View Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018Series
7.5
View The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

2003Film
7.1
View The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

2003Film
6.7
View The Chris Rock Show
The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

1997Series
4.2
View Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

1991Series
5.9
View Black in the 80s
Black in the 80s

Black in the 80s

2005Series0
View The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009Film
5.9
View Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009Film
8.0